Hunter x Hunter: Tonight, Germain joins the hunt

Chapter 197: Chrollo is alone

Xiyou was stunned again. He found that he had a new understanding of President Netero.

And he didn't even find it strange. This was something the president would do.

As expected, it's Isaac Netero.

At the same time, he looked at the tall man in front of him and felt similar emotions.

As expected, it's Biond Netero.

Bi Yangde raised his head and looked towards the sky outside the courtyard, staring at the clouds that were either curled up or stretched out, and slowly stretched out three fingers.

"Next, there are only three things I want you to do."

"First of all, the Black Whale No. 1 has been secretly built. I need the Kajin Empire to invest more in the Dark Continent and be fully prepared."

"The second thing is that I will use German, Jin, Biscuit and others as pawns to negotiate with the old man and ask him to remove my "shackles."

"Of course, the probability of success of the second thing is not high, so I need you to complete the third thing."

"Third, I want Palliston and his assistants to start working and arrange some tasks that will take at least a year or so to complete for the Twelve Zodiacs, so that they can go as far as possible."

Bi Yangde gave a sinister smile.

He thought again of what King had said that day and of Germain's calm face.

"You'll get ahead of me no matter what? Hehe... You two brats, it doesn't matter if you get ahead of me. But the winner of the Dark Continent is the one who can survive there to the end."

Xiyou's expression changed several times as he listened to Bi Yangde's orders.

He felt the suffocation before the storm that was to come in the coming months.
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Late at night on September 9, somewhere in the Kajin Empire.

Kuroro was silent for a long time in front of the two thick white candles before he opened his eyes.

A dry, discordant voice came from the shadows in the corner.

"Aren't you going to take them back?"

Ilmi with long black hair walked out and stood in front of the dim, flickering candlelight, with one hand on his waist.

"They won't care where they are buried." Kuroro was referring to Uzumaki and Nobunaga, "Besides, there are no such conditions now."

"Yeah, that's right." Ilmi opened his eyes wide with an expressionless face, like a dead goldfish, and answered in a mechanical tone, "After all, there is a ghost that lingers."

The one Illumi was referring to was Hisoka.

It has been exactly one month since the battle on the train on August 8. The train exploded after rushing into the railway station, and Xiyou took the opportunity to leave.

Chrollo and Illumi were bitten by Hisoka.

Hisoka didn't attack them directly, he just followed them from a distance, occasionally launching a sneak attack to make his presence known, then retreating after a single strike, and disappearing without a trace.

He seemed to treat this as a long hunting game and enjoyed it very much and was quite patient.

In order to deal with the threat of Hisoka, Chrollo and Illumi tried many solutions.

On one occasion, Illumi even deliberately left Kuroro for more than a week, hiding in the dark, using Kuroro as bait.

But Hisoka was not fooled.

Chrollo and Illumi had no way to completely get rid of Hisoka's tracking, nor could they catch Hisoka, so the situation remained at a stalemate.

"Hisoka wants me to find the Knight, Paknotta, and Machi," Chrollo said, "or reveal their whereabouts and kill them."

What Hisoka and German did was similar, which was to cut off all of Chrollo's help.

Kuroro once said that what is important is not the "captain" or "members", but the "Phantom Troupe" as a whole.

If the "captain" dies, then someone else will be the "captain". If a "member" dies, then a "member" will be replenished. The most important thing is to ensure the survival of the "Phantom Troupe".

However, at this point, the seven members of the group, Finks, Kubi, Peeler, Franklin, Feitan, Ugin, and Nobunaga, have died one by one, and his original idea has become difficult to realize.

Not just anyone can replace their existence. That statement is more like an ideal concept and is not realistic.

No matter how coldly Kuroro spoke, he couldn't deceive his true feelings when things had come to this point.

He is not as cold-blooded as he thinks he is, and can treat them all as tools.

He built the "Phantom Troupe" with his own hands, but watched it gradually fall apart.

If Kuroro wasn't a man of great will, he would have collapsed mentally by now, right?
He is now under tremendous pressure, especially when he thinks that Germain and Hisoka will probably not stop and will continue to take away everything from him and the Phantom Troupe...

How did things evolve to the current situation?

Even Kuroro couldn't recover from this.

Ilmi said at this time: "Kuroro, I think his main target is still you. This cat and mouse game will never end as long as I am here." "It's about time to stop here."

Kuroro paused, then turned to look at him: "Are you leaving?"

"Yeah." Illumi didn't mean to beat around the bush and said directly, "Anyway, I'm Hisoka's second choice. He'll come to me only if he kills you, and he'll go to Germain only if he kills me."

"If handled well, he might go to Germain first."

"In addition, I received information not long ago that someone saw my brother. He has been away from home for almost half a year. My mother is very worried and asked me to bring him home."

Kuroro lowered his head, thought for a moment, and replied: "I don't have the ability to restrain you. It's up to you to do whatever you want."

"I will return all the money you paid." Illumi then said, "Since the mission has not been completed, I cannot collect the price. This is a humiliation for the Zoldyck Family."

Kuroro pursed his lips and said nothing.

Illumi ignored Kuroro and turned away. After a while, his figure disappeared into the night.

The draft blew in the hall like the howling of ghosts and wolves, and the candle flame swayed until it was almost separated from the wick.

The shadows in the abandoned building were swaying like a riot of demons, and it was impossible to tell which was which.
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The next morning, German woke up from a good night's sleep and felt refreshed by the cool breeze.

He began his daily, simplest basic and advanced practice of mindfulness and Qi training. After sweating profusely, he took a shower, changed his clothes, and then picked up the mobile phone on the bedside table.

There were many text messages from people on the phone, such as the one from Biscuit saying "All is well, see you later".

German scrolled for a while and saw a text message from someone named "Pervert".

"Pervert" always sends text messages unilaterally.

Sometimes it’s a greeting, sometimes it’s incomprehensible selfies and landscape photos, and sometimes it’s some strange insights or observations.

"Illumi has left Kuroro again. I wonder if this is a trap? It's really interesting. It's worth observing for a while."

"Chrollo's expression right now is so beautiful that I never get tired of seeing it. I really want to keep it forever... Germain, who do you think will win between me and Chrollo?"

As usual, German did not reply to Xi Suo's text message. Instead, he got up and went out, and then met Xiao Di in the restaurant.

The two greeted each other and started eating breakfast. Not long after they finished breakfast, Jin walked in quickly.

"You guys are still eating?" Jin was a little surprised. "Biscuit is already prepared and is going to try to teleport now."

After he finished speaking, he reached out and picked up a sandwich from the dining table, stuffed it into his mouth, waved to German and Xiaodi, then turned and left.

German and Xiaodi packed up and followed.

The three of them came to the depths of the castle, to an empty hall specially used to establish a connection with the "Mansion Base". It was surrounded by walls on all sides and was pitch black, just like the dungeon of the castle.

Jin pressed the switch on the wall with a click, and the fluorescent light came on.

He handed Xiaodi a "card" and said, "Biscuit said that you should go first and return the "Red Eyes" to Kurapika for disposal, and then you can come together."

"Okay." Xiaodi took the "card".

In order for "game players" to enter "Greed Island" from the outside world, they need a "game console", "cassette", "ring" and "spiritual energy" to enter "Greed Island" from Ida.

If the "player" wants to leave the "Greed Island", he needs a "spell card" and a "ring" and choose the "teleportation location" from Elena.

Although the process is somewhat cumbersome, it is all necessary "restrictions and vows".

The "Administrator" has high authority, and the required conditions can be reduced. For example, if Xiaodi leaves now, she does not need a "ring", but only an "Administrator-only card", and she does not need to go through Elena.

The principle is similar to the "Administrator Exclusion Card" that Reiza used in the original timeline against the "Phantom Troupe" who tried to break into the "Greed Island".

Xiaodi used the "Administrator Exclusive Teleportation Card" and soon disappeared from the spot.

Ten minutes later, at Bisiji's reminder, Xiaodi remembered to report her safety, so she sent a text message to German.

"I have arrived and am handing over the "Red Eyes" to Kurapika."

German replied, "OK," then looked up and said to Kim, "Everything is going well over there."

"Okay." Jin seemed to have been prepared. He pulled out a camp bed from the corner, placed it on the ground, and then lay down on it carelessly. "I'll sleep for a while. When they come, wake me up."

Then he picked up the tattered hat, covered his face with it, put his hands on the back of his head, and actually fell asleep on the folding bed.

German also felt a little bored, so instead of waiting in the room, he went outside for a walk.

As a result, half an hour later, Bisiji, Xiaodi, Menqi, Buhala and Abenganie were teleported to the hall, only to see Jin sleeping soundly there.

It was only after Biscuit's reminder that German returned here, but that's another story.

(End of this chapter)